Nathan Scott McNamara talks to Julie Delporte about her graphic novel "This Woman’s Work."
March 2019
“The Concern of Another Season”: An Interview with Jonathan Larson
JoAnna Novak interviews Jonathan Larson on his translation work and the poetry of Friederike Mayröcker.
Really Useful Vigilance: Talking to Martha C. Nussbaum
Andy Fitch interviews Martha C. Nussbaum, author of "The Monarchy of Fear."
Torture and the Military in Mexico’s Democracy
Between 2006 and 2018, the CNDH documented at least 78 cases in which the Mexican army perpetrated acts of torture and cruelty.
On The Limits of Cinematic Alchemy
Annabelle Gurwitch on family history, "Green Book," and white savior stories.
Writing As Brain Exercise: An Interview with Mark Freeman
Lauren Kinney interviews Mark Freeman about his new book "You Are Not a Rock: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Mental Health (for Humans)."
Is The Hunger Games the Myth That Defines Our Times?
Frazer Merritt, Dennis Merritt, and Kevin Lu contemplate "The Hunger Games" franchise and the roll of myths in our unstable times.
Listen to the Seoul of the 1980s, Real or Imagined, with Streaming Mixes of Korean “City Pop”
Colin Marshall on "city pop" and its proliferation on YouTube.
In Mary Poppins’s Return, Imagination is Just Background Noise
Shane Cashman compares 1964's "Mary Poppins" to 2018's "Mary Poppins Returns," which favors explanation over imagination.
When the Facts Undermine Your Ideology: Talking to Max Boot
Andy Fitch interviews Max Boot, author of "The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right."